featured in pretty good news his music is bound to get. his fans europe and stores. sounds good. oh sure that's so much more than just background music video game music starts february twenty fifth on d w. i we want to welcome to another exciting edition of your own max i'm your host meghan lee as usual we're in barking on a cultural journey around europe but we start off today's show with a grandmaster of couture french designer frank. he's one of the only fashion designers who sticks strictly to the art form of couture he finances his

shows by selling tickets to them we met up with him backstage in paris. is this a dunce performance or a fashion show. during. the week french designer frank soviet presents his creations in a rather unusual fashion. each time i tried to create a universe to do something different something surprising it make a world you can be absorbed by the new year old pivotal rules with. instead of models done surveys show off his creations two hours before the show they get extravagant hairstyles and theatrical makeup that's in keeping with the new asian inspired collection. called conch appreciates how we dancers bring motion and life to his dresses. the show is being presented in music he may in paris which. both

a huge collection of asian art while long lines for about size a few young brazilian fashionistas have already taken their places in the auditorium. they got tickets for the show with an unusual way. just found out there was the possibility of getting tickets through the funk so he endowment fund and contacted them. it's great for us to be able to attend the couture shows it's something you can otherwise only dream of doing even more comes . from so b.a. is one of the few designers on the official show calendar who opens up as both could target shows to the general public. so that's that will do it is also so i think beauty is there for everyone and people are interested in it if they want to see how close the maiden presented i think there are various ways to let them take part in it or see to do. this democratic approach also

helps the designer to continue financing is good collections. in that society has an artist who has a completely different approach one for whom commerce doesn't necessarily take priority yourself because financially his brand is completely independent and every season he has to mount a show and finance it. if that's not the feeling this customers also do their part to help. said faith but secrecy there is also in all of course it's practical to be able to go shopping at a big fashion house and it's a status symbol. that you're built to view support a smaller house in a way you're taking a position. taking on the role of the hatred. frank so b.a. sees could target as more than fashion he sees it as part of french culture he has a reputation for delving into the technical aspects. experimenting these creations

are based on the old the japanese kimono sash. is about perfection but about tradition and beauty. to me. is more an artisan craft than a style system stuff just. be a was born in southern fronts and learn to trade in a paris fashion school he went on to work for to remove glare and shantell to muss and design costumes for johnny hallyday. nine hundred ninety nine he held his first votes could show since then he's really had a cut walk but often had a message. animal welfare for example in a recent show. his work is highly regarded by his peers among them jump all guilty. because it was out there so i think what he does is very interesting he's also top fashion and knows his stuff but he's got an

unmistakable style and has never copied anyone respect. frank so v.a. is off the wall presentations are a welcome diversion on the could turn calendar for prison fashionistas. seven years of lax when there's it's if i saw it as a kind of asian black swan song so be a did a really great song it was a poetic magical moment in an otherwise very hectic fashion week. at fashion week. incidentally besides old could sir frank so be a also design stage costumes such as these for recent production of la traviata and to lose for the projects are in preparation but he has no plans to give up oats could turn. and staying in paris valentino wowed audiences at fashion week we take a closer look at the top of today's express. valentino

presented a riot of colors and fabrics at the open shows in paris on wednesday. the collection featured opulent dresses in loud colors the luminous evening gowns an eccentric shapes and british top model naomi campbell stepping out in a shoe black gown. creative director pierre powell a peculiar show made a colorful statement for the coming spring. an electrical substation in berlin is currently functioning as a gallery for paintings of the imaginary continent of western rows from the t.v. series game of thrones forty artists most of them from germany and all involved in the production of the american series created the works that have never been shown before they loued to the back story of the event shown in the series as described in the book's titled a song of fire and ice.

in italy turin's national automobile museum over the next sufficient on thursday devoted to a two year old also most of designer marcelo can. be designed to lamborghini marcella nine hundred sixty seven on the alpha romeo corruptible a nine hundred sixty eight. gandini they don't limit himself to cars but also designs helicopters motorbikes and those are vehicles. listening to music in a small private venue like in someone's living room is a very special experience and d.-w. is culture department tries to raise you that feeling with a show called night proves all the next series of the show was coming soon so we want to give you a sneak preview. melanie

c. and nico santo sing a duet accompanied by their host stephanie stone and be called boning. it's one of the highlights of the new season of ninety groups a production on d w that's part music program part talk show. every addition brings together two artists in intimate surroundings. i absolutely love it was fantastic concept i love it because it's like music interesting chapter . in night groups the living room of handsome rooms iconix make a house my kitchen. is turned into a stage for concerts with an intimate atmosphere where stars can talk about their lives. no matter who you are as a parent or parents i mean but i think. they are which is one of the benefits of

being parents definitely impartial so i'm enjoying that very much right now i'm. both hosts and guests such as x. genesis singer brian wilson are good for surprise or to. maybe have to go on t.v. . the living room can only accommodate about thirty people who get to see stars like american singer marlon glen performed it's gone now. it's time we take a break and. yeah i felt like i was i don't know man or or i was invited over for a barbecue and. meet some new people but it was great it feels. like i was invited over for. the shmita house in. saxony was once a private home now it's being used as a t.v.

studio for night groups weekly private concerts if cameras provide full coverage the show was developed by daughter bella in cooperation with m.t.r. after its first successful run knight grooves is now back for a second season the special quality in the atmosphere of the place really make a difference here the musicians act more like they were in someone's living room so you quickly forget you're in television and this special character comes across that's why it was so well received. this week. having the audience performers and technicians in such close quarters poses a challenge for the production team and it's hard to predict just what will happen during the shoot of the shrinking house the production is coordinated from a mobile unit in the front yard director and his team do their best to capture the many spontaneous moments. but first notice that's when the performers

first enters the room they're a bit dumbfounded at that size it's how everyone thinks the house is great but they say oh boy there's not much room here. they suddenly realize everything's done with the heart not only by the musicians and bands and the spectators who appear on camera but also by the crew bio's. we make this show because we love the formats. the sound. can tell that has sold the musicians and hosts get up close and personal here singers your hotel and locksmiths go have a bit of fun. that's a cabbage meet us at skint as a kid i actually dreamt of living like this in a house that had this kind of charm people would ring the doorbell and come in somebody play piano when somebody paid little guitar what's happening here is my dream life. that's it. just to show.

magical musical moments on the new season of night groups every week starting in february on. something now for all you do it yourself out there now today are d.i.y. experts france is going to teach us how to make decorative signs they are perfect for any occasion here's a closer look. hello my name is francisco and i love. with a little bit you can bring them on and then. i will show you how to do it you need a canvas or wooden board. with lettuce to create

a slogan of your choice it's important they are made out of plastic and not paid for. and a brush. and paint. as well as a few magazines advertising colorful pictures. pages from your magazines pick ones that are colorful that have mostly used with interesting patterns. tear out of . course you can also use scissors if you like. then take the canvas and place the snippets on it to get a feel for how you want to arrange them and you might want to wear gloves and. once found the right size and in the right position doing them to the canvas there's no

need to be sparing with to make sure it covers the bottom and top of all the cuts to make sure they hold fast. if under the mood to use them fat with. a few snippets of the most important part for making a collage is to make sure that no blank spots. let everything dry. afterwards brush the layout of you over be entire picture at least once you might want to use a sponge to spread the view. now if the whole thing must dry again. next take the it he says letters and practice of arranging them on the collage to see where you want to place you slower than you. do the lettuce on christian family as you go take special care to move the edge just so that the lettering has shop contours later.

now it's time for the paint i like bright colors so i chose to lighten up my blue with white paint the paint rolled up over the entire picture. we don't want paint seeping into any crevices also be sure to paint the edge of the canvas with a smaller paint all the brush let it dry briefly and repeat the presence again until the canvas is covered even the. lead to try again but not too long. and now comes the most exciting part with the a finger as. kathleen pulled off the eighty six lettuce. isn't that right. you can let the paint dry completely once all the lettuce has been removed. and

then you can finally hang your favorite saying on the wall. if you don't have enough time to make a class it isn't easy a way new pet and self adhesive quoi onto things that would attach let us to help with the paint cleanup and lead to add your pic to his fingers. looks great ok two new computer games are set to be released this spring that promised to change the approach to gaming well instead of fast paced. action packed scenes these games are designed to last a long time and give the players time to relax as one game designer pointed its gaming's equivalent to the slow food movement or we hear more from the developers now about how slow or games work. it takes poor hundred days to play this game some slow down and relax.

in the longing your servant to a king who has lost his powers and has fallen asleep to regain them if you were to stay with him in his cane until he awakens in four hundred days in slow paced game stands in stark contrast to the frequently fast action packed world of computer games. that astonish me that in games the time component to so seldom used to tell a story on this that's what this game stretches time to do extremes because i'm white say it's the slow food approach to games games letters draw time like no other that in the film has a certain length that must be adhered to but games can be never ending come on us incidentally he did. to make the time pass more quickly you can't for example read an epic novel moby dick. still can't based studios zoid it's spent

five years developing the game the designer team hand crafted animation with original stories that have real emotional depth. response of a stench to a cart the software developers at chasing carrots are also taking a fresh approach to gaming. currently in production is good company a simulation which lets you found your own robot manufacturing empire it's a playful take on the world of startups. to phone and talk about since steve jobs some of us have dubbed it the steve jobs

a month thank you start off like the cliche goes in a garage just like the you look back and founder of jobs and steve wozniak and phones knew i was a d. so this silicon valley thing became a template for us so i'm also going to help you want to once. players can even replace their employees with robots and decide what success in business means to them. this position which is it worst case and from a social point of view the worst case scenario would be that you create a company that does without work is entirely this is so they're forced to it's every unscrupulous capitalists dream up with that is the other scenario is that you supply clients with questionable morals yes do we want to give players these options in the game but these are. the four engine is going to give. these two independent studios are exploring new creative farias both good company and the longing are slated for release the spring. and finally when the temperatures get

really frosty here in northern europe many winter sports fans really come into their elements on our series this week we're showing you not only where you can best spend some exhilarating winter days but also how into day we head to northern italy where the gardena valley is a hot tip for those looking for an extreme challenge like scaling up a sheer ice wall. print taking this does and endless slopes the dolemite since south to roll are a winter sports haven the can only be described in superlatives in a matter of minutes a lift takes you from the guard down our valley to the pieces nestling between the three thousand meter high rocky peaks of long couple in the cellar group. there since we have one of the most if not for the most beautiful ski areas in the world

with all the slopes you can do more than just traditional skiing and you can go cross-country skiing to ball going in bars climbing anything winter has to come of the office. in europe's largest ski region done to make the super ski thousands of kilometers of slopes at all levels of difficulty connected twelve different ski areas no wonder it attracts tourists from all over the world. he sold some locals are only links on the descent so low. you see that. the scenery that's why we come here says the ban is a buddhist grace. another winter sport that's gaining popularity in the region is the ice climbing on the many frozen waterfalls like here at the thirty five metre high chair below waterfall in their den of valley here on the other side the next time i led away it's a mountain guide who about marauder takes to terrorists to climb below a twenty metre high frozen waterfall the popular with climbers. from.

the experienced ice climber and mountain guide shows how it's done if. you put your motor in the middle. draw him a bit higher and then right back to the middle and then a bit to the left then the right the ice pick always stays in the middle of your body. before the beginners get going but climbs ahead of them and attach a safety rope to special hooks. and don't forget this just stop by scratching the surface of the stick until it falls asleep all in the first. four people can be attached to the rope this is crucial most beginners lose their grip on the ice during the first few attempts. because clears away loose ice to make it safer.

after a quarter of an hour to chill women need a break. you have to look for the right spot and scoop reading and test where the ice will hold. me ok we're going to find something that first i was afraid the ice would break because i've never done anything like this before. i will a nine but it holds it's quite hard. even for experienced mountain climbers ice climbing takes some getting used to driving the ice picks and crampons into the brittle ice keeps you warm despite the freezing conditions. but rather take small groups out all over the dolemite. into the gun store where he throws things you don't leave any traces are high because it

always freezes differently it's never the same as it was last year so your warnings discover a new waterfall. perhaps one frozen before but a frozen again this year before it's great though. there are numerous mountains chalets to take a breather between climbs in winter you can only reach them on skis or by cable cars some people come here especially for the food of the sun he is a chalet restaurant on situated up an elevation of two thousand four hundred meters decorum a cuisine with italian flair is a hit with tourists chalet manager marcus pinata serves traditional regional food alongside his own creations beautiful loving you about me trying to lose local produce and some of its old guard to me because i would also use mediterranean and international christiane we make sure the basic ingredients are as purest possible to keep the original flowing five. sometimes falls further on the dolemite cliffs

have yet to be climbs but it's a long way out to reach them ice climbing is enjoying a boom here in northern italy many false remain frozen for months. a trial course concert around one hundred twenty five euros and you can rent the necessary equipment just half a day will give you a good taste of ice climbing. and that wraps up another edition of the show now your remarks will soon be only broadcast once a week in the future but we will still be bringing you the most exciting stories from around europe so for this week's draw we would like to know which moments from euro max over the past fifteen years have been your favorite let us know and by doing so you can win an exclusive euro max watch well as always for me in the rest of the crew here thanks for watching and i will see you again in the new show.

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